Sharks sign right winger to two-year deal

The Sharks have signed right winger Carl Grundstrom to a two-year, $3.6M contract, per a team release. The team also officially announced a two-year deal for Ty Dellandrea, as reported earlier Thursday. Grundstrom’s deal will carry a $1.8M cap hit until expiry in 2026.

Grundstrom spent the 2023-24 season with the Kings, where he’d spent his entire NHL career to date after being acquired from the Maple Leafs as part of the Jake Muzzin trade in 2019. The 26-year-old winger was limited to 50 appearances last season by injury, posting eight goals and four assists for 12 points.

The 2016 second-round pick was a solid fourth-line checking winger from the moment he entered the league five years ago, and little has changed since. 

In 236 career showings in L.A., the Swede had provided solid depth offense with 40 goals and 67 points while recording 564 hits. He’s stayed mostly disciplined despite his physical play, never tallying more than 26 PIMs in a single season.

With the Kings looking to shore up their defensive depth, they dealt Grundstrom’s signing rights to their NorCal rival in exchange for stay-at-home defender Kyle Burroughs last week. 

It took a few days, but San Jose now has him under contract, avoiding a potential arbitration hearing. It’s a $500K raise annually over Grundstrom’s previous deal. He’ll compete for ice time with other grinders like Klim Kostin and Luke Kunin in San Jose’s bottom six.